Land Surveyor - Infrastructure Survey

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 111,600 - 178,560; Full time

Job summary

AECOM Middle East Ltd is looking for a Land Surveyor specialized in Infrastructure Survey in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The ideal candidate will manage precise field measurements and alignments essential for major infrastructure works, ensuring compliance with RTA standards.

This role demands strong expertise in stormwater drainage and microtunneling, alongside proficiency in AutoCAD and GPS surveying technologies. Join us to contribute significantly to the development of Dubai's infrastructure and urban projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in surveying and setting‑out for infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience in stormwater drainage, microtunneling works, and utilities.
• RTA approval and certification for microtunneling works is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Review project documents and establish control points.
• Check and verify setting‑out works for roads and utilities.
• Conduct topographic and as‑built surveys for infrastructure works.

Skills

Land surveying

Infrastructure surveying

Setting‑out surveys

Topographic surveys

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

GPS surveying

Total Station

Education

Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

GPS

Total Station

Surveying software

Job description

Land Surveyor - Infrastructure Survey in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for an experienced survey professional who can manage precise field measurements, construction setting‑out, alignment verification, and as‑built survey checks for major infrastructure works. This role is suitable for a detail‑focused candidate with strong Dubai infrastructure experience, RTA microtunneling approval, and practical expertise in roads, utilities, stormwater drainage, deep pipelines, shafts, tunnel alignment, and civil construction survey control.

Country: United Arab Emirates

City: Dubai

Industry: Civil Engineering

Function: Surveying

Salary: 10,000-16,000

Gender: Any

Nationality: Any

Job Type: Full‑time

Role Context

The Land Surveyor - Infrastructure Survey role is responsible for ensuring that construction works are executed to the correct levels, coordinates, alignments, tolerances, and authority requirements. The position supports infrastructure project delivery by checking contractor survey works, establishing control points, verifying roads and utilities, reviewing as‑built information, and helping the Resident Engineer and Assistant Resident Engineer resolve site discrepancies. The role is especially important for stormwater drainage, microtunneling, wet and dry utilities, shafts, chambers, roads, and other civil works where survey accuracy directly affects quality, safety, payment certification, and handover readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Review project contract documents, approved drawings, specifications, IFC drawings, and authority requirements before survey execution.
• Establish, verify, and maintain primary horizontal and vertical control points, site benchmarks, traverse networks, and reference points.
• Coordinate with the contractor's surveyor to verify benchmarks, layout data, control points, and site survey information before construction begins.
• Check and verify setting‑out works for roads, wet utilities, dry utilities, structures, chambers, ducts, pipelines, shafts, and other civil works.
• Confirm that alignments, coordinates, levels, pipe inverts, cover levels, tunnel drives, and shaft positions match approved drawings and project tolerances.
• Monitor excavation levels, backfilling, compaction layers, design grades, and formation levels during construction activities.
• Inspect and confirm correct installation of utilities, chambers, ducts, pipelines, and related infrastructure based on approved survey data.
• Conduct topographic surveys, control surveys, joint surveys, and as‑built surveys for infrastructure and utility works.
• Verify contractor as‑built drawings, survey data, levels, and coordinates before approval submission, payment certification, and handover.
• Check that survey instruments are calibrated, maintained, and used in line with project QA/QC requirements and approved procedures.
• Assist the Resident Engineer and Assistant Resident Engineer in reviewing contractor survey works and identifying discrepancies.
• Prepare survey reports, maintain field books, record measurements, document survey data, and ensure traceability of all verification activities.
• Ensure the contractor's survey team follows approved method statements, calibration procedures, quality requirements, and safety procedures.
• Perform joint surveys with contractors and client representatives for payment quantities, measurement verification, progress checks, and completion records.
• Verify that utilities and structures are constructed to correct levels and alignments before covering, backfilling, or progressing to the next activity.
• Participate in resolving survey‑related conflicts between design drawings, field conditions, utility interfaces, and contractor execution.
• Report discrepancies, deviations, setting‑out errors, unsafe practices, or construction alignment issues to the Resident Engineer or Assistant Resident Engineer.
• Use AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GPS, Total Station, and surveying software to process field data and support accurate survey outputs.
• Apply RTA, Dubai Municipality, DEWA, UAE construction standards, and Dubai infrastructure procedures during field checks and documentation.
• Monitor HSE compliance during survey activities and report unsafe site practices, especially around excavations, shafts, tunnels, and active construction zones.

Ideal Profile

• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Relevant university or college qualification, including minimum 3 years Diploma in Civil Engineering or Surveying.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in surveying and setting‑out for infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience in stormwater drainage, microtunneling works, deep pipeline construction, shaft construction, utilities, and tunnel alignment monitoring.
• RTA approval and certification for microtunneling works is mandatory.
• RTA or Dubai Municipality approval is preferred.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GPS, Total Station, and professional surveying software.
• Strong understanding of coordinate systems, datum control, vertical alignment verification, benchmarks, control networks, and construction tolerances.
• Familiarity with RTA, Dubai Municipality, DEWA, and UAE standards for utility and infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of Dubai construction standards, infrastructure procedures, site supervision requirements, and authority expectations.
• Ability to read and interpret contract documents, approved drawings, specifications, IFC drawings, shop drawings, and method statements.
• Strong mathematical ability with excellent problem‑solving skills and high attention to detail.
• Good physical fitness for regular fieldwork in construction environments.
• Valid driver's license.
• Professional attitude with the ability to work independently and coordinate effectively with multidisciplinary supervision teams.

Skills Set

• Land surveying
• Infrastructure surveying
• Setting‑out surveys
• Topographic surveys
• Control surveys
• Horizontal control points
• Vertical control points
• Traverse networks
• Benchmarks
• Datum control
• Coordinate systems
• Road survey works
• Wet utility survey
• Dry utility survey
• Stormwater drainage works
• Microtunneling survey
• Deep pipeline survey
• Shaft construction survey
• Tunnel alignment monitoring
• Pipe invert verification
• Chamber level verification
• Duct alignment checks
• Excavation level monitoring
• Backfilling checks
• Compaction layer verification
• As‑built surveys
• Joint measurement surveys
• Payment quantity verification
• Field books
• Survey reports
• AutoCAD
• Civil 3D
• GPS surveying
• Total Station
• Surveying software
• RTA standards
• Dubai Municipality standards
• DEWA standards
• HSE compliance
• QA/QC procedures

Why Join Us

This opportunity allows an experienced Land Surveyor to contribute to major infrastructure and transportation projects in Dubai with a globally recognized engineering consultancy. The role offers strong exposure to roadworks, stormwater drainage, microtunneling, utility corridors, deep pipelines, shafts, survey verification, contractor coordination, and project handover. It is a valuable career move for a survey professional who wants to apply technical field expertise on infrastructure projects that support Dubai's mobility, utility performance, and long‑term urban development.